New Events

Last updated: February 24, 2010

For a complete listing of your local events, please access our online magazine through our Home page and visit the Resource Guide.

To submit your event, please send us the name of the event, date, time, location and contact phone number to listings@northumberlandkids.com. For our printed format, please send your information by the first week of January, March, May, July, September, November, for the Feb/Mar, Apr/May, Jun/Jul, Aug/Sept, Oct/Nov, Dec/Jan issues respectively. For online submissions, please send us your event one week prior to the event date.

February 12-28
McOlympics
905-372-9271 ext. 6130
Cobourg Public Library. Sign-up, in person or by phone, starting Friday, Feb. 12th at 10am. Come in to have your books counted right up until 5pm on Sun. Feb. 28th. Watch for other great library programs during the McOlympics! The Reading Olympics is a celebration of reading rather than a contest. Each child is encouraged to read as many Cobourg Public Library books as they can from Feb12-28. There will be prizes courtesy of McDonalds & participants will receive a reading certificate. So every child is a winner!
Cobourg

February 24
Brain Science Workshop - Rethinking Parenting and Education of Our Children
905 377-8702
Lion's Community Centre, 9:30am - 3pm. For parents, educators and all those who work with children and youth.
Cobourg

February 24
How our Brain Works: Debunking the Myths
905 377-8702
Terry Fox Public School, 7-9pm. For parents and their shcool-aged children. Donations accepted at the door.
Cobourg

February 24
705 653-1550
Well Baby Clinic
Ontario Early Years Centre (6 Albert St. E.), 10:30 am - 12pm. A place for
parents of children up to one year of age to meet with a Family Health
Nurse from the Health Unit and discuss topics such as infant care,
growth and development, and other parenting concerns.
Hastings

February 24
SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION
- Food Label Tour To Provide Ideas on Making Wise Buys at the Grocery
Store -
(905) 885-2271
Davis’ Your Independent Grocer (corner of Jocelyn Street and Toronto Road), 6:30pm. Stuck for ideas on healthy food choices to put in your grocery cart? Let the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit show you how to put the ‘super’ into your supermarket shopping experience. The Health Unit is organizing the following free Figure Out Food Label Tour: Pre-register by calling the store at and speaking to Valerie in the Community Kitchen.
Port Hope

New
March 1
Registration - March Break Activities
905 372-9271
Cobourg Public Library, 10am.
Cobourg

March 6
McOlympics Wrap-up Ceremony
905 372-9271
Cobourg Public Library, 11am. Come hear Bryan Marjoram, Olympic Volunteer, talk about his Olympic experience & get a chance to see an Olympic Torch. What a
great photo opportunity!
Cobourg